Ride London 100

And we will get sponsored and keep the money and spend it on burgers.

Can we do it on a tandem trike so I can get pished and not fall off (as much)?

Did anybody else favour the right side of the road. It was such a novelty I couldn't help myself. And loved using the full width to apex high speed corners. The commute tomorrow will be so dull.

Yeah - doing the three lane section of the A12 on the wrong side of the road was a novelty worth the early start alone.

Glad it was good.

Although if true this is a but annoying:

It appears that only 15,000 have taken part which means that there were 5,000 or 25% no shows.

A little disappointing given how many people were unable to sign up because it was "full".

...as me and my mate didn't get on :(

Jersey numbers seemed to go up to 25,000 - based on the booths at registration yesterday. Announcer this morning said something about 16,000 but I assumed that was the number who had started at that point.
Did see a fair number of people who had 'jumped on' - those without helmets were pretty obvious. One guy came through the finish just ahead of me and took a medal..

Can't believe you lot let the French win the Pro race..

The next Doctor will also be French.

If you search the results page I linked to upthread it displays just under 15,000 men and around 4,500 womens results (although some of those might be DNS of course).

Can we do it on a tandem trike so I can get pished and not fall off (as much)?

Yes but remember you'll be doing most (all) of the work.

I'm ok with that. You'd be surprised at how well I can ride intoximicated. Beats walking anyway and god help me if I have to tackle stairs.

Speaking of which I did spot a few riders who just joined the course, which I didn't mind as they weren't really getting in the way, but there was one guy who was riding a mountain bike and was wearing full camouflage, was riding right side of the road and decided to swing a suddenly left and nearly took me and a few riders out :/

Probably owns a Range Rover, lives just off the course and was pissed off they'd closed the roads..

Hah- I saw a guy who had been driving his range rover down the (closed roads) of the course being nicked by motorbike coppers.

Speaking of which I did spot a few riders who just joined the course, which I didn't mind as they weren't really getting in the way, but there was one guy who was riding a mountain bike and was wearing full camouflage, was riding right side of the road and decided to swing a suddenly left and nearly took me and a few riders out :/

Yeah?

That was me.
Sorry dude, places to go, people to see! On my way to check my crayfish traps.

Get anything?

He's so Tour de France 1906...

I passed Boris at Sutton Abinger - he looked completely fooked.

Lots of people had punctures and saw the aftermath of x3 crashed - gladly seemed injuries were light / v no harm done

My time was 5:15 - need to do more training!

You've got 12 months..

Next year me and hippy are doing this on a tandem dressed as deep sea divers.

I did see a Tandem - it was flying on the motorway section at the start, a few guys trying to hook on. I didn't even try to keep up, not sure how they got on with the hills.

I was disappointed by a complete lack of boris bikes and infact did anyone see Boris actually riding?

Actually, will this happen again? Is it going to be a yearly event?

Yep, 2014 entry list opens next week I think it is.

The goal is for this to run in tandem with the Marathon I believe, book-ending the summer.

"Wladimiro D’Ascenzo of Italy was first across the line in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100, winning a 25-man bunch sprint by a wheel’s width from his countryman Rocco Castellucci."

From the Ride100 site.

Wladimiro D’Ascenzo is Riccardo Ricco aicmfp

Actually, I googled him and he is world champ in masters road race (35-39).

Andyp probably new his palmares already.

#choppers

He couldn't have won. It's not a race.

Oldies but goodies ...

An Audax ride is a ride in which everybody pretends that it's not a race.

A sportive is a ride in which everybody pretends that it is a race.

Next year me and hippy are doing this on a tandem dressed as deep sea divers.

And we will get sponsored and keep the money and spend it on burgers.

You could have a little side bet which one of you gets over the line first.